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answering dept id	13
min answer › question first answered	2019-05-15T12:38:15.39Z
uin	252508
max answer › date of answer	2019-05-16

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09/05/2019

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Rural Areas

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25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants are (a) fully and (b) partially employed in (i) rural policy development and (ii) checking rural proofing of other departments and public bodies.

tabling member constituency

Stroud

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Dr David Drew

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252508

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

16/05/2019

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The work of most staff in Defra and its arms’ length bodies touches on rural areas, whether it is on agriculture, fisheries, natural environment or wildlife. There are currently 25 posts in Defra’s Rural Policy Team. All are involved in rural proofing, whether it is developing Defra’s approach, building the evidence base, engaging with stakeholders to identify concerns or working with other departments on specific issues. In addition, there are 29 posts in the team in Defra managing the Rural Development Programme for England.

answering member constituency

Scarborough and Whitby

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Mr Robert Goodwill

question first answered

16/05/2019 16:39:25

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1562

	label	Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

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252

	label	Biography information for Dr David Drew